Sandy Vongries Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 JDM, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Naka Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 The Vivitar 600mm solid cat arrived :) Man is it a short lens. The lens hood that I will have to make will be longer than the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 One lens that seems to have been a little overlooked in this thread is the little Tamron Adaptall II SP 500mm Catadioptic (Model 55b). Using Mangin mirrors in it's construction, at 87mm in length it's only 3 mm longer than the Vivitar and, weighing in at 575g, it's considerably lighter than the Vivitar at 1360g. As it focuses down to a handy 1.7m I use it extensively on my Sony A7-series full-frame digital cameras for botanical photography; I increase the ISO until I can hand-hold the rig at 1/1000th and the results can be quite striking. I'll post an image I took this afternoon of the Everlasting Sweetpea (Lathyrus Latifolius) in bloom. But first, a diagram of the construction, courtesy Adaptall-2.com Construction Lathyrus Latifolius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I also have the Tamron 500 f8 Adaptall II. I find it to be a sharp, compact and useful mirror optic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 One lens that seems to have been a little overlooked in this thread Not overlooked, just not on the topic of the Vivitar solid cat. As for me personally, I'm still thinking that over a dozen catadioptric lenses may be enough for one person.:oops: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Naka Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 JDM Maybe we need a thread on mirror lenses in general. I think we only have 2; the Vivitar solid cat and the Sigma mirror threads. Now that I've started my collection (of 3), I'm getting into the subject of mirror lenses. Maybe I should get a Nikon mount for my wife's 5 inch reflector telescope ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodrim Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 JDM Maybe we need a thread on mirror lenses in general. Is there one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwmcbroom Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I just searched the forums here and I wasn't able to find any threads that were dedicated to the general topic "mirror lenses." So, I thought I'd start one. Go here: Cool Mirror Lenses You've Known and Loved -- or at least Liked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddyweverka Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Any luck with the lens cap? I have the plastic 106mm on mine, but the old thing is broken down into bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddyweverka Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J8WRZBC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got this lens cap to fit the 600mm f8 solid cat by wrapping a few layers of tape to the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 There are quite a few plastic press on caps from grocery items that will work, just find the size you need. Free, if it is a product you use, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonchase Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Hi, Thank you for all the valuable information! I found this post after a friend recently gave me one of these lenses, with the filters and case. Apparently her father was a private investigator in New York City, and used this lens as part of a counterfeiter sting in Chinatown in the 1980s. Just for fun, I adapted it to fit my Canon C100 MkII video camera. You can see the results here: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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